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Benefit Sharing Project (BSP)
Co-Chairs
You can get involved by contacting:
You can get involved by contacting:
The Benefit Sharing Project was launched by Moon Village Association in 2022 and is part of the Adaptive Governance Working Group’s activities.
The BSP works on identifying the benefits that the use and exploration of the Moon are expected to create, and developing concrete mechanisms that can be adopted to assure that lunar activities are beneficial for the whole society, and socio-economic gaps are mitigated as humanity goes back to the Moon.
Within the next ten years, more than 100 lunar missions are planned to occur, governmental and non-governmental. Whilst acknowledging the outstanding achievements this return to the Moon can promote in many areas, we also recall that not every nation will be involved, and there are no guarantees that all humanity will benefit from this new era of space exploration.
International Space Law is based on the general recognition that the use and exploration of outer space shall be the province of humankind, and shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development.
The BSP believes that establishing mechanisms for an equitable sharing of benefits is a path to advance in the use and exploration of the Moon ensuring that the interests of all humanity are not only contemplated but decisively addressed, while encouraging the development of lunar activities by those who already have the capabilities to begin this journey but may lack incentives for behavior better than required.
The Benefit Sharing Project is building a central working document, proposing operational and actionable solutions for lunar activities benefit sharing, focusing on 3 major sections:
Co-chaired by Suyan Malhadas and Christophe Bosquillon, the BSP team gathers more than 50 members and forms a diverse international group in terms of Generation, Gender, Geography and professional background.
We believe diversity is decisive to widen our perception of different demands that arise from different contexts, and develop creative solutions.
Project’s members are working either as early stage contributors and/or later stage reviewers.
Interested? Get involved by contacting the co-chairs of the BSP:
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